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What Can Boost Female Labor Force Participation in Asia?

Kinoshita, Yuko; Guo, Fang - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015

towards non-regular employment despite womenâ€™s high education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and … Korea to increase FLFP by type (i.e., regular vs. non-regular employment), using the SVAR model. In so doing, we compare … tend to reduce the proportion of regular female employment in Japan and Korea, (ii) the persistent gender wage gap …

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Ghana; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This is the third Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS). Both the budget and the GPRS propose to tackle issues including reduction in the domestic debt, reduction of inflation to single digits, increasing revenue mobilization, curtailing...

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Republic of Uzbekistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

The Welfare Improvement Strategy (WIS) of Uzbekistan has the objective of improving living standards of its people with the help of strong economic policies for all priority areas of development. The report reviews economic and social policies and assesses the living standards of its people. It...

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Guinea; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

The health of the population in Guinea is also one of the determinants of poverty, owing to its impact on the ability of the population to work with vigor. There are large disparities depending on the urban/rural residence and administrative region. In terms of the poverty level of households,...

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Burkina Faso; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) prepared by the Burkinabè government forms the principal benchmark for all development actors, and reaffirms the urgency of attacking poverty from a structural perspective. It is the primary tool for coordination of all interventions and of public aid...

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Islamic Republic of Mauritania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Mauritaniaâ€™s poverty reduction strategy paper is based on a broadly participatory process and serves as the policy framework for the countryâ€™s economic and social policies. The focus is to accelerate economic growth and stabilize the macroeconomic framework, which benefits the...

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Women's Employment, Education, Fertility, and Family Planning in Vietnam: An Economic Perspective.

Shapiro, D. - Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University - 1992

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Employment, Education and Fertility Behavior in Kinshasa: Some Preliminary Evidence.

Shapiro, D.; Tambashe, O. - Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University - 1991

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Women's Employment, Education and Contraceptive Behaviour in Kinshasa.

Shapiro, D.; Tambashe, O. - Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University - 1991

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Teenage Fertility and Early Adult Labor Force Participation.

Ribar, D.C. - Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University - 1992

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